Jimmy Lai
Commons · Question 8097 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Chinese counterparts on the release of Jimmy Lai during his visit to China in October 2024.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 14 Oct 2024
Corrected 6 Nov 2024 by Catherine West
I met with Sebastien Lai and Jimmy Lai’s international legal team on Tuesday 8 October in my capacity as Minister for the Indo-Pacific. The Foreign Secretary raised Jimmy Lai's case in his first meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN ...